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John McCain

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John McCain was a prominent American politician and military officer who served as a United States Senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. A member of the Republican Party, McCain was known for his bipartisan approach and commitment to national security. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he was a prisoner of war for over five years, an experience that shaped his political career and views on military and foreign policy.

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Sep 18, 2017

The lives of the 17 sailors lost in the Fitzgerald and McCain collisions were priceless, and I mourn their loss.

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Sep 18, 2017

The USS John S. McCain was named after my father and grandfather.

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Sep 12, 2017

The Gila River Indian Community has contacted my office concerning budget shortfalls in the FY 2018 budget.

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Sep 6, 2017

Senate appropriators, in our view, must fully fund the Council and its efforts for it to function the way Congress intended.

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Sep 6, 2017

I have expressed concern about implementation of FAST-41, as has Senator McCaskill and others.

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Sep 6, 2017

For the Council to be truly effective and fulfill its mandate, we need a permanent Executive Director in place now.

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Sep 4, 2017

It's going to have to have some kind of pressures on the North Koreans to make them abandon this very dangerous path they're on.

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Aug 14, 2017

There's no moral equivalency between racist and Americans standing up to defy hate and bigotry. The President of the United States should say so.

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Aug 8, 2017

You have to be sure you can do what you say you're going to do, walk softly, carry a big stick.

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Aug 7, 2017

I think that the rotund leader in Pyongyang is not crazy but he certainly is ready to go to the brink.

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